{"product_id":"ballad-of-the-banshees","title":"Ballad of the Banshees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo women are the key.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne is Queen of the Banshees.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne is the prophesied Queen of Logresia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTogether can they sever the clutches of the Tribe of Danu . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAoibheall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarried and widowed in one afternoon, a Queen, aided by the infuriatingly affable yet evasive Captain of her guard, completes a series of deadly tests to prove her right to sit on her new throne but when she learns she possesses the powers of the Banshees - death harbingers from a rival kingdom - she sets off on a quest to discover why, accompanied, a little too closely, by her Captain ... and while the pair grow closer she learns his life is a web of secrets - the darkest of which may force her to bring her nation to the brink of war, and if she does, which side will he be on?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCliodhna\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Cliodhna, Queen of the Banshees and Goddess of Love, is sentenced to eternal imprisonment for a crime she definitely committed, Manannan, Lord of the Sea and her ex-flame, is set to carry out the order. She shouldn't be surprised at the ease he agreed to end her. Not after he stood by for over a century while their leader kept her like a pet on a leash. Not after he led her on for years. And definitely not after he alone learns her darkest secret - her revered golden god-blood now runs black like the evilest of creatures - the witches he worked so hard to destroy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCli and Manannan must unravel the truth about her powers and fate before it is too late - and while keeping their hands off each other. But as the world of the Gods, the Banshees and the human realms erupt, that's easier said than done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eTropes\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMultiple Couples\u003cbr\u003eBanshees Romance\u003cbr\u003eFated Mates\u003cbr\u003eEnemies to Lovers\u003cbr\u003eQueen x Bodyguard Romance\u003cbr\u003eIrish Mythology\u003cbr\u003eFemale Rage\u003cbr\u003eHate to love you, love to hate you\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eSpice\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3\/5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57573217862005,"sku":"9781037411311","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781037411311.jpg?v=1789396004","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/ballad-of-the-banshees","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}